Here’s the All-ACC football ballot I submitted Sunday that includes five defenders from Virginia Tech on the second team, Virginia’s leading tackler on the first team and a player of the year from the Peninsula District.

A Phoebus High graduate, Boyd figures to outdistance Bernard and Hopkins for player of the year. If so, he’d be the second quarterback from the Peninsula to win the award in the last three years, joining Virginia Tech’s Tyrod Taylor (Hampton High) from 2010.

With an unprecedented five players who returned two kickoffs or punts for touchdowns, specialist was by far the most difficult position. I went with Bernard because he leads the nation in punt returns and one of his touchdowns, against N.C. State, was the game-winner in the final minute.

Duke’s David Cutcliffe likely will win Coach of the Year, and truth be told, I have some voter remorse here. After all, the 6-6 Blue Devils are bowl eligible for the first time since 1994. But with a backloaded schedule that included consecutive games against Florida State and Clemson, they did lose five of their last six.

Meanwhile, absent NCAA sanctions, Fedora’s 8-4 Tar Heels would have made the ACC title game instead of 6-6 Georgia Tech. But they did lose at Duke, and they didn’t have to play Florida State or Clemson.

As good as Virginia Tech’s defense has been of late, especially against Florida State and Virginia, I couldn’t find room for any Hokies on first team. Colleague Norm Wood voted Exum first team, and as often as he faced receivers man-to-man, you can make the case. But he lost many of those battles, too.

Virginia’s Greer was a close call over Virginia Tech’s Tyler for first-team linebacker. Greer has 122 tackles, nine for loss; Tyler has 112, 11 for loss.

At least one Hokie has made first team in each of Tech’s first nine seasons in the ACC.

The all-conference teams are scheduled for release at 3 p.m., Monday, with individual awards set for Tuesday and Wednesday.

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The ACC will release its all-conference football teams in a little over a half-hour. Here's what the ballot I filed yesterday afternoon with the ACC office looked like (Virginia linebacker Steve Greer and Virginia Tech cornerback Antone Exum made my first team, while U.Va. offensive tackle Oday...

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